The Guardian Cryptic Answers

Tuesday, 28th October 2008

There are 16 across clues and 18 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 28th October 2008. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 9:	Ruffians on holiday, blubbing?
AAcross 10:	Extend towards heaven as breakdown vehicle?
AAcross 11:	Desert from which weary male returned
AAcross 12:	Jazz's inspiring stanza came across
AAcross 13:	Relative can start to evangelise, relating to old church leader	SISTINE
AAcross 14:	Recover from 15
AAcross 17:	Needing four, not odds, cut deck
AAcross 19:	So then Status Quo maintained by 15
AAcross 20:	Give quality to some fifteen duets
AAcross 21:	A formation of geese gobbled by bird attending a restaurant
AAcross 22:	Man aboard ship 27s, then man's given 27 by 15	SHESAID
AAcross 24:	1 by 15
AAcross 26:	Time off a bit below the belt?
AAcross 28:	Partly rejected, never a deciduous tree!
AAcross 29:	Play a straight bat to block, protecting single wicket
AAcross 29:	Play a straight bat to block, protecting single wicket
DDown 1:	Couple came together, one facing the ceiling?
DDown 2:	See 4
DDown 3:	Yes, thumb initially stopping leaking tap, say, by 15	DAYTRIPPER
DDown 4:	Possibly White Album, as not black, right from 15?	IAMTHE
DDown 5:	English mark achieved for French food
DDown 6:	See 19 across	ITBE
DDown 7:	So get thousand from 15	TWISTAND
DDown 8:	First of August, clear and dry
DDown 13:	See 7
DDown 15:	Bitter about contract finally secured by old city group	THEBEATLES
DDown 16:	Make a bloomer, possibly, talking about poverty
DDown 18:	Damn all wine unfinished by 15	LOVEMEDO
DDown 19:	Most verdant field, 40% of which over the street
DDown 22:	Translating ultimately into Chinese, "king" becomes "foreign male"
DDown 23:	Beast wants plate flipped over
DDown 24:	Container for wine
DDown 25:	Go for change
DDown 27:	Support from 15

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